Thatcher Asks For Bargaining Act To Hold Farm Prices
M W Thatcher of Minneapolis urged Congress to enact a National Agricultural Relations Act to regulate bargaining between farmers and food processors at the South Dakota Farmers Union convention. He proposed parity pricing through negotiated sales and distribution of surpluses to the hungry, and warned against production cuts.
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Washington
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United States
Northwest States
Certified Public Accountants
iFarm Credit Administration
Whatcher
Cooperative Movement
FCA
Roosevelt
Congressmen Push Probe Into Lend-Lease Use
Washington Oct 13 Congressional demand for an investigation into lend-lease grew as Senator Nye and Senator Ellender urged action. Appropriations committee had approved almost 14 billion dollars in lend-lease outlays through July 1. Hatch defended allies and warned against rushing judgments while stressing human lives in wartime.
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Roosevelt
Nye
North Dakota
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hell
Ebiender
Louisiana
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Truman Committee
Ellender
China
Russia
Great Britain
Congress
Japan
Hatch
Japs Open New Burma Road Fight
Chungking reports Japanese reinforced troops in the Yunnan Burma border have launched a three column advance to seize more of the Burma Road into southwest China. Chinese communique states two columns were checked in the past 10 days while a third from Chengachich near Lungting reached Menshihchai on Oct 9 and remains contested.
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Menshihchai
Leopard Kills Keeper at Cleveland Zoo
A male leopard at the Cleveland Zoo killed 62 year old keeper John Thomas today. The animal was driven into another cage after the incident and keeper Thomas was found in a nearby area. Zoo director Fletcher Reynolds expressed bafflement over the tragedy.
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John Thomas
Thomas
Fletcher Reynolds
Roosevelt Broadens War News Sharing With Public
President Roosevelt showed signs of easing secrecy on war news during recent press conferences. He volunteered analyses of developments in Europe and the Pacific, asserting openness to inform American readers despite criticism from some quarters. He highlighted Britain's agreement with Portugal on Azores bases as a key emergency cooperation.
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Congress
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Portugal
Azores
United States
Jaci i
Nazi Airmen On Defensive Over Russ War Front
British BBC CBS report says Germans retreating from zone near White Russia fortress as Red Army pushes 700 Germans killed in a single communique west of the Dnieper. Soviet forces strike north of Kiev with heavy fighting around the Dnieper and Vitebsk Gomel area.
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Nikolai Denisov
Orel
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Denisov
Moscow
Vitebsik
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Vitebsk
Berlin Radio
Gomel
AFL Committee Refuses UMW Seating at Convention
Boston report shows the AFL resolutions committee refusing immediate seating of the United Mine Workers while authorizing the executive council to act on John L Lewis's application. The move rejects the UMW terms, prompting debate as four speakers criticize the committee's report. The UMW is welcomed but negotiations are not yet concluded.
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Vta
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Representative Creal Dies in Kentucky at 56
Representative Edward W. Creal of Kentucky died at his home in Hodgenville after a paralytic stroke yesterday. The 56-year-old Democrat was survived by his widow and two sons, prompting the House to postpone debate on a bill to boost survivor benefits for service members.
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Kentucky
HOUSE
Washington
Allies batter enemy positions in central Italy
Allied headquarters in Algiers reported Allied troops punched nine miles northeast of Pontelandolfo to seize San Croce as the Eighth Army advanced along its front capturing Riccia and Benevento. British, Canadian, and Indian forces hit Santa Rita near Colletorto while air forces hit rail lines between Pescara and Termoli and bridges near Civita Vecchia. The Fifth Army reportedly pushed deeper into the mountains with mixed results and heavy resistance along the Volturno line.
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Santa Rita
Olturmo River
Mark W. Clark
Rassault
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Colle
Costelpagano
Pescara
Vasto
Civitavecchia
Rome
Radio France
Benevento
Ministry’ of Information
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France
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Baby’s Gurgle Censored During Pacific Call
A censor blocked a family birthday call from Vera Carmine-Di Santo stationed in the Pacific. Carmine-Di Santo, 26, was allowed to speak to his father and two sisters. The sergeant’s sister’s infant could not gurgle for Uncle Carmine due to regulations.
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Italian About-Face After Attacking France Follows World War I Pattern
Italian Prime Minister Badoglio led a swift policy reversal aligning Italy with the Allies after the armistice announcement. The shift mirrors World War I dynamics as Mussolini’s regime toppled, then reemerged, while Italian forces ceased fighting Allied troops but opposed other German actions.
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Italy's Armistice Terms Linked to Co-belligerency
The Allied declaration says Italy's armistice terms will not be affected by its new status after capitulation. Italy remains neither ally nor enemy but is in a military rather than diplomatic relationship with the Allies. Co-belligerency could allow free Italians to fight with the Allies.
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Roosevelt
Imien Stalin
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International
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United States
England
Russia
Senate Subcommittee Approves Postwar Relations Declaration
A Senate foreign relations subcommittee voted 7 to 1 to back a postwar foreign policy declaration. It calls the United States to join with free sovereign nations to establish and maintain international authority to prevent aggression and preserve world peace. The measure heads to the full committee, with optimism it will pass.
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Senate Foreign Relations
United States
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Connally
Texas
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
Madison
Senate of the
United” States
Churchill Warns Worst Fight Ahead for Britain
London October 13 Prime Minister Churchill told Commons the worst fighting of the war lies ahead for Britain and warned against expecting an abrupt collapse of the enemy He said no radical changes like coal mine nationalization would be pursued to avoid hampering the war effort and he refused to weaken old forces for more miners.
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Churchill
Commons
Allies Welcome Former Foc As Co-Belligerent
Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin announced that Italy had declared war on Germany. Marshal Badoglio notified Eisenhower that Italy joins the Allied cause and will march with them toward victory. Badoglio pledged a democratic government and invited parties to participate as the war continues in the Mediterranean theater.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
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Germany
White House
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Cremany
Tracy
United States
Great Britain
Russia
United Nations
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World Events At A Glance War News Across Fronts
Italy considers declaring war on Germany as Eighth Army advances near Termoli and Adriatic towns. Fifth Army holds on Volturno and Calore rivers amid floods. Allied air raids hit Rhodes Cos in the Dodecanese and support missions in Italy. Berlin reports Russian advances north of Kiev and toward Vitebsk as Moscow widens bridgeheads. Australians push toward Madang and New Guinea while U.S. fighters down several enemy planes near Wewak. Japanese shell Guadalcanal and bomb Lae, with new reports of Madras and Ceylon raids. Patriots reportedly reach Zagreb suburbs as Yugoslav sites rally.
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London
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Adriatic
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Dodecanese
Russia
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Moscow
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India
Ceylon
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
Portugal Moves Could Rally Small Nations Against Hitler
War dispatch notes Portugal may open the Azores as a base to fight U boat menace inspiring neutrals like Sweden and Turkey. Observers see Portugal as potential spearhead for others while Axis satellites seek escape from Hitler’s clutch. Precedent for Russia discussed as observers weigh strategic implications.
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Turkey
Bulgaria
Rumania
Hungary
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Russia
Portugal
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Azores
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